Mortgage rates surge as home affordability nears record worst

A “For Sale” sign outside a home in Louisville, Kentucky. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mortgage rates just hit their highest level since 2009, and home prices are continuing to...

Home Buyers Are Finding Ways to Take the Sting Out of Rising Mortgage Rates

Mortgage rates are at their highest level in more than a decade. Home buyers are fighting back.  More borrowers are paying fees to cut their interest rates and making higher down payments to lower the...

Alphabet Chief Financial Officer Ruth Porat Bought Stock in Blackstone

Text size Blackstone headquarters in New York. Angus Mordant/Bloomberg Blackstone stock has slumped so far in 2022, and director Ruth Porat just bought shares of the private-equity firm on the open ma...

Foreclosure filings are up 132% from a year prior. Here’s what that means

What does the recent uptick in foreclosures mean for the housing market now? Getty Images When we were reading through real estate data this month, three stats caught our eye. The first: That the numb...

‘I think we’re in the final innings.’ Pimco’s Kiesel thinks the housing market has hit its top

Mark Kiesel is thinking of selling his California home and becoming a renter. Families looking to buy a home make want to take heed. Kiesel, who serves as global credit chief investment officer at Pim...

How Coworking Companies Like The Wing And Industrious Are Intersecting With Retail

The Wing’s Chicago location in Fulton Market The Wing The lines between retail, office, and industrial real estate are becoming exponentially blurred. Retail brands are using stores for fulfillm...

Top 3 Reasons Real Estate Is Fast Becoming Hollywood’s Favorite Side Hustle

Beverly Hills, CA – September 08: A view of a pool with 4,000-square bedroom above with private … [+] pool at the The One Bel Air, a 105,000-square-foot mansion by Nile Niami of Skyline De...

‘Buyers of a median-price home are looking at a monthly mortgage payment that is almost 50% higher than it was a year ago.’ The 30-year mortgage rate dips slightly to 5.1%

The interest rate on the country’s benchmark mortgage product edged downward for the first time since early March, but that doesn’t mean the housing market will see a reprieve. The 30-year fixed-rate ...

Hong Kong residents moving to Singapore, snapping up rental homes

Stifled by strict Covid restrictions in Hong Kong, residents from the financial hub are continuing to move to its rival, Singapore. Roslan Rahman | AFP | Getty Images SINGAPORE — After eight years in ...

Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway are once again outperforming the stock market. Apple is one big reason but these other 10 stocks also helped

During the long, tech-driven bull market, you may have seen more than one article suggesting Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett’s investing style was no longer valid. With Buffett leading the congl...

Here are the 5 hottest luxury real estate markets in South Florida

This oceanfront mansion in Highland Beach, FL sold for $40 million breaking a local record for the town. Robert Stevens The supply of luxury homes and condos in South Florida isn’t merely tight....

‘I’m spending a fortune on home maintenance. I realize my second husband is essentially living in my house for free’: What is a fair way to split costs?

I am a retired 62-year-old woman. I was widowed in 2006 at the age of 46 and raised my two children (now 24 and 27) on my own. I used my husband’s life insurance money (about $500,000) to maintain our...

Annaly Capital to Sell Middle- Market Lending Portfolio to Ares for About $2.4 Billion

Text size Ares currently has $314 billion assets under management, up from $25 billion in 2008. Dreamstime Ares Management Corp said Monday that it agreed to buy the middle-market lending portfolio of...

JCPenney owners offer $8.6 billion to acquire rival Kohl’s

The owners of JCPenney have made an offer to acquire archrival Kohl’s in a deal that could value the department-store chain at upwards of $8.6 billion, The Post has learned. Under the proposal, shoppi...

Kohl’s Stock Is Rising. Another Bidder May Have Emerged.

Text size A Kohl’s store Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Are two department stores better than one? The owners of JCPenney may think so, if reports that they are the latest potential suitors for Ko...

PS Business Parks to Be Bought for $7.6 Billion By Blackstone. The Stock Soars.

Text size Blackstone bought PS Business Parks shortly after acquiring American Campus Communities , a student-housing company. Dreamstime PS Business Parks stock soared on Monday after the commercial ...

Judge orders Cushman & Wakefield to comply with Trump subpoenas

Anti-Trump demonstrators gather outside of the New York County Supreme Court in New York City, U.S., April 25, 2022.  David Dee Delgado | Reuters A New York judge Monday ordered commercial real-estate...

Vacation rentals across Middle East look to capitalize on ‘revenge tourism’

Luxury Explorers has properties like Villa Botanica in the exclusive Emirates Hills, often referred to as the “Beverly Hills” of the UAE. Luxury Explorers’ Collection DUBAI, United A...

Saudi Royals Are Selling Homes, Yachts and Art as Crown Prince Cuts Income

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia—Saudi princes have sold more than $600 million worth of real estate, yachts and artwork in the U.S. and Europe since the kingdom’s de facto ruler tightened the purse strings of th...

What to expect if you’re thinking about buying an investment property

Think about your objective as it will inform what kind of property you’ll buy. Getty Images Many people dream of owning real estate that nets them a rent check each month, but knowing what you might a...

Netflix is the S&P 500’s worst performer this week — here are the next 14

Investors remained sour for a second consecutive session on Friday as they continued to digest comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell about the prospect for rapidly rising interest rates...

Home Prices Surged to a Record as Sales Fell. What’s Cooling the Hot Housing Market.

Text size The rising cost of buying a home has weighed on buyers as mortgage rates have increased. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Existing-home sales fell in March fell as home prices climbed to their high...

Home Depot, Lowe’s, and Other Stocks That Can Keep Climbing—Even If the Housing Market Slows

Text size Home improvement retailers like Home Depot will thrive even if the housing market has peaked. Stefani Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images Home improvement stores were big beneficiaries of the white-ho...

These 20 highly rated stocks are expected to rise at least 70% over the next year

A sliding stock market means many companies are on sale, which spells opportunity for investors with investment horizons of several years. A list of the most favored names among analysts, along with c...

Mega-mansions suffer massive price cuts at real estate auctions

An aerial view of the grounds of Villa Firenze in Beverly Hills, California. Concierge Auctions When high-priced mega mansions for sale languish on the market — sprawling, flashy and unable to attract...

4 housing market predictions for 2022, from economists and real estate pros

We asked home and mortgage experts and economists what they predict will happen this spring. Getty Images/iStockphoto We asked home and mortgage experts and economists what they predict will happen in...

Musk Says Twitter’s Board Owns Almost No Stock. Here’s How It Compares With Tesla.

Twitter’s directors are granted $225,000 of restricted stock units, plus at least $50,000 in cash, annually. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Text size Elon Musk questioned Twitter directors’ alignment wit...

Nelson Peltz hosted Joe Manchin for fundraiser featuring Republican megadonors

Nelson Peltz, left, and Joe Manchin CNBC; Reuters Wall Street veteran Nelson Peltz hosted a $5,000 a plate fundraiser for Sen. Joe Manchin at the billionaire’s sprawling Florida estate last mont...

Homebuilder sentiment drops for fourth straight month

A contractor uses a hammer while working on townhouse under construction at the PulteGroup Metro housing development in Milpitas, California. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sharply risin...

Decade-High Mortgage Rates Pose Threat to Spring Housing Market

U.S. housing sales are heating up again this spring, but the highest mortgage rates in more than a decade threaten to cool the sales pace that has gripped the market for nearly two years. Home sales r...

Tesla, AT&T, Netflix, Bank of America, IBM, and Other Stocks to Watch This Week

Text size First-quarter earnings season picks up next week, with 67 S&P 500 companies scheduled to report.  Bank of America will be Monday’s highlight, followed by Netflix , Johnson & Johnson ...